First Level National Talent Search Examination - 2013
for Class X
for Class X
Revised Latest Pattern of NTSE Stage-I
NTSE—one of the
renowned national level scholarship tests is organized at two stages. Stage I
and Stage II. The stage II had absorbed some changes last year while stage-I
has recently undergone some changes, which are given below for your kind
information. The latest revised pattern of NTSE Stage-I, which is organized at
state level, is as under.
Stage I (State Level) Tentative Date
of Examination: 18th November
Examination details are as follows:
The entire
question paper is divided into two parts: (i) Mental Ability Test and (ii)
Scholastic Aptitude Test.
(i)
Mental Ability Test (MAT):
No. of Questions - 50 [Each question carries (1) one mark]
No. of Questions - 50 [Each question carries (1) one mark]
Maximum
Mark - 50
Duration
of Exam - 45
minutes
[8:30
AM to 9:15 AM – All the candidates except visually impaired candidates]
[8:30
AM to 9:30 AM – Visually impaired candidates]
Candidates
are required to answer all the questions in separate answer sheet.
(ii)
Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT): In
SAT, questions are divided into two categories viz., (a) Language Test (b)
Sciences, Mathematics & Social Sciences Test.
(a) Language Test:
(a) Language Test:
No.
of Questions - 50
[Each question carries (1) one mark]
Maximum
Mark - 50
Duration
of Exam - 45
minutes
[9:45
AM to 10:30 AM – All candidates except
visually impaired candidates]
[9:45 AM to 10:45 AM – Visually impaired candidates]
[9:45 AM to 10:45 AM – Visually impaired candidates]
Students
are required to answer all the questions in separate answer sheet.
(b) Sciences, Mathematics & Social Sciences Test:
No. of Questions - 100 [Of these, 40 questions are from Science, 20 from Mathematics and 40 from social Sciences. Each question carries (1) one mark]
Maximum
Mark - 100
Duration
of Exam - 90
minutes
[11:15
AM to 12:45 PM – All candidates except visually impaired candidates]
[11:15 AM to 1:15 PM – Visually impaired candidates]
[11:15 AM to 1:15 PM – Visually impaired candidates]
Students
are required to answer all the questions in separate answer sheet.
Source: NCERT, Sri Aurobindo
Marg, New Delhi – 110016
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